Exodus 1:21-22
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
21 Since the midwives feared God, he gave them families.(A) 22 Pharaoh then commanded all his people, ‘You must throw every son born to the Hebrews into the Nile, but let every daughter live.’(B)
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Exodus 1:21-22
New King James Version
21 And so it was, because the midwives feared God, (A)that He [a]provided households for them.
22 So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, (B)“Every son who is [b]born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
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- Exodus 1:21 gave them families
- Exodus 1:22 Sam., LXX, Tg. add to the Hebrews
Exodus 1:21-22
English Standard Version
21 And because the midwives feared God, (A)he gave them families. 22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, (B)“Every son that is born to the Hebrews[a] you shall cast into (C)the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.”
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- Exodus 1:22 Samaritan, Septuagint, Targum; Hebrew lacks to the Hebrews
Exodus 1:21-22
King James Version
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
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